Bathsheba was King David’s mistress and later wife. She was previously married to Uriah, who was killed in battle. Bathsheba had a son who died and was the mother of Solomon and Nathan. David noticed her bathing and slept with her, leading to a cover-up of Uriah’s death. Bathsheba became David’s wife, and despite the sin, she is highly regarded in the Christian Bible and is part of the lineage of Christ.
Bathsheba is a figure in the Hebrew Bible; the Tanakh in Judaism and the Old Testament in Christianity. She is best known for being the mistress and later wife of King David of Israel. Before marrying David, she was married to Uriah, a Hittite, who was eventually sent to the front lines and killed in battle with the Ammonites. She had a son who died before he was named, and she was also the mother of Solomon and Nathan.
Not much is known about Bathsheba because she is mentioned very little in the actual text. She is best known for her first encounters with David when, according to the Second Book of Samuel, King David noticed her bathing on a roof and found her very beautiful. He took her to the palace and eventually slept with her, after which he became pregnant with her.
Once that happened, David tried to cover up the problem by bringing her first husband home from a battle, where he had served in David’s army. Uriah, however, refused to go home and be with his wife while his fellow soldiers were still on the battlefield, which prompted David to look for another solution to the problem. Finally he had Uriah sent to the front of the battle, then had Uriah withdraw the entire army, leaving him there to fend for himself.
After Uriah was killed in battle, Bath-sheba became David’s wife. David and Bath-sheba’s firstborn son died seven days after her birth. The Hebrew Bible does not speculate on what kind of disease she was, but it did indicate that she was incurable, at least at the time. Solomon eventually succeeded David as king over Israel, and was generally regarded as a wise king. She served not only as David’s wife but also as a mother and counselor to his children.
While generally David has been blamed for the adulterous act that took place between the two, some scholars have openly questioned whether she too deserved some of the blame. The king’s messengers have sent for her, but there is not enough information to say whether she was forced to go, or willingly did so. It would probably have been unusual for a woman to refuse an invitation from the king, regardless of the circumstances. Either way, David and Bath-sheba were forever bound together by that one act.
Despite the sin committed, Bathsheba is still highly regarded among women in the Christian Bible. She is one of five women mentioned in the lineage of Christ. She is part of the lineage of both Mary, the mother of Christ, and Joseph, husband of Mary.
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